Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Denied Acquittal and New Trial Just Days Before Sentencing

Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied acquittal and a new trial on Tuesday, Sept. 30, days before his sentencing later this week.

“The government proved its case many times over. That by itself might be enough to dispose of Combs’s challenge,” U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian wrote in new court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

The former hip-hop mogul, 55, is scheduled to be sentenced on the two prostitution-related charges on Friday, Oct. 3.

In a letter ahead of his sentencing, his ex Casandra “Cassie” Ventura asked a New York federal judge to consider “the many lives that Sean Combs has upended with his abuse and control” as he decides the music mogul’s sentence.

Prosecutors asked Judge Subramanian to sentence Combs to at least 11 years and three months in prison.

In a sentencing memorandum, Combs’ attorneys requested that the judge sentence Combs to no longer than 14 months in prison, only a few months more than the time he has already served behind bars at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center since his arrest in September 2024.

Combs’ sentencing will be his first appearance in a courtroom since his trial ended in July. The music mogul was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution but acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking, following the high-profile federal trial.

Combs remains behind bars, having been denied bail prior to sentencing.

Despite being acquitted of the most serious charges against him, Combs still potentially faces several years in federal prison.

Among the several claims made in their sentencing memorandum, Combs’ lawyers say he has experienced harsh conditions while incarcerated at MDC.

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“The Sentencing Guidelines — as well as the data from previous cases discussed above — do not adequately consider the pervasive violence and inhumane conditions of confinement that Mr. Combs has experienced at the MDC,” the filing claims.